Legal Opinion
Ellwein v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 2001No. 68230-5PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
— Petitioners Nancy and Tom Ellwein seek review of the summary judgment dismissal of their claims of bad faith against Respondent Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company. At issue is whether Hartford acted in bad faith when handling the Ellweins’ underinsured motorist claim. We hold that, with respect to Hartford’s misappropriation of the Ellweins’ accident reconstruction expert, Hartford did act in bad faith.
I. Facts
On November 28, 1989, Nancy Ellwein was driving to a work meeting when she was severely injured in an automobile accident.1 Mrs. Ellwein was turning left in an intersection…
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